Web Cash

There’s plenty of stuff to learn when it comes to web design. It can be a pretty daunting thing to tackle.

I’ve spent several years scouring the internet for information and testing things out to learn the little bit that I have. I figured it was only right to pass that information on - so that you can use my experience and learn from my mistakes.

How to Display Sample HTML

If you’re looking to write about web design and HTML, you’ve no doubt run into this problem. How do you display sample mark-up that the user can see?

The problem is simple. You want to display the sample markup. The user’s browser wants to render it as actual mark up. You need to come up with something to tell the browser - “Hey, this isn’t supposed to be rendered!”

Here’s an overview of how to do just that.

• Using <xmp> tags for sample HTML
• Presenting Sample HTML in <textarea> boxes
• Escaping Special Characters to Make HTML Display Ready
• Formatting Sample Code Properly

Trackbacks - Remote Commenting on Blogs

The vexing topic of the day: the trackback. What is it? What does it do? How do I use one?

Trackbacks are strange things. Blogs all over the internet have them enabled, but I’d bet a lot of the blog owners don’t have a clue what they are.

So here are a few questions answered to get you started on understanding the trackback.

• What is a trackback and what does it do?
• Do all blogs support trackbacks?
• How can I create a trackback
• Why would I want to create a trackback?